Video Section Bar for Selective Attribute Playback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in understanding the content of video content data without playing it back, especially for long videos, as existing techniques like thumbnail images have limitations in presenting detailed information, and do not consider attribute sections like commercials, music, or talk sections.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus that stores section attribute information for various sections in video content data, displays a section bar indicating the position of these sections, and allows playback of specific attribute sections, enabling users to preview moving pictures within these sections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If thumbnail images are displayed to present video content outline, then users can understand video content without full playback, but the number of displayable thumbnails is limited and detailed information is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides video content into multiple attribute sections (commercial sections, non-commercial sections, music sections, talk sections) and displays thumbnails specifically for selected sections. This segmentation allows the system to present detailed information about specific parts of the video without requiring all thumbnails to be displayed simultaneously, resolving the contradiction between information completeness and display area limitations.
2Loss of information
If all video content is played back to understand details, then complete information is obtained, but a great deal of time is needed especially for long videos
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and displays thumbnails from specific attribute sections (such as non-commercial sections or sections containing particular appearing persons) rather than requiring playback of the entire video. Users can selectively view thumbnails from targeted sections to obtain necessary information without investing time in watching the complete video content.
3Loss of information
If attribute sections are not considered in thumbnail display, then the display function is simple, but users cannot understand content of specific attribute sections
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different display qualities and priorities to different attribute sections. For example, non-commercial sections may be displayed with higher priority or different visual characteristics compared to commercial sections. This local differentiation allows the system to provide detailed information about specific attribute sections while maintaining a manageable display structure that doesn't require complete system redesign.
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AI summary
According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a storage device which stores section attribute information which specifies a start time point and an end time point of at least one predetermined attribute section of a plurality of attribute sections which are included in the video content data. A display process module displays, on a display screen, a section bar including a bar area which is indicative of a position of the predetermined attribute section in a sequence of the video content data, on the basis of the section attribute information. A playback process module executes, on the display screen, playback of moving picture data in the video content data which belongs to the predetermined attribute section, on the basis of the section attribute information, in a case where an event of requesting playback of the video content data of the predetermined attribute section is input.